In the Agenda 2030 with its global goals for sustainable development (Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs) the international community has made an attempt to define universal governance standards.
read more »24. September 2016 | EDP Wire
1. September 2016 | Publication
¿Escudo efectivo o tigre de papel? La Carta Democrática Interamericana a los 15 años
24. June 2016 | Publication
Between Banyans and battle scenes: Liberal norms, contestation, and the limits of critique
1. June 2016 | Publication
Resisting democracy assistance: Who seeks and receives technical election assistance?
27. May 2016 | EDP Wire
Inspirations for Post-liberal Peacebuilding from Latin America
The political changes in certain South American countries, including most notably the case of Bolivia, could act as inspirations in the ongoing search for locally grown, hybrid variants of a post-liberal peace.
read more »1. May 2016 | News
Johannes Gerschewski awarded with Gero Erdmann-Prize
We are happy to announce that Johannes has been awarded the “Gero Erdmann-Preis für vergleichende Area-Forschung”. The prize is awarded by the Journal Comparative Governance and Politics and the working group ‚Democracy Research’ of the German association for Political Science. …
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ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops on legitimation in non-democratic contexts
During the last ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops that took place in Pisa in late April, Johannes co-directed a workshop on legitimation in non-democratic contexts. With Alex Dukalskis (UC Dublin) he discussed conceptual and empirical challenges of translating a contested …
read more »25. April 2016 | EDP Wire
Foreign funding restrictions: far more than just “an illegitimate excuse”
Those that justify restrictions on foreign funding for civil society have strong normative arguments that cannot be dismissed lightly. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on closing space for civil society.
read more »3. April 2016 | News
Inaugural lecture of Tina Freyburg
Tina Freyburg will hold her inaugural lecture as Professor at the University St. Gallen on May 17, 2016. The lecture “Internationalization of Politics and Preferences of the Citizens” asks how citizens really perceive the internationalization of politics. Tina Freyburg examines …
read more »10. March 2016 | Publication